Category: Truth & Rumors

March 13, 2013 /

1934 – BEARD HOUSE – GREGORY AIN AND RICHARD NEUTRA DESIGN

March 13, 2013 /

JOSEF VON STERNBERG BUILDS A HOUSE IN THE VALLEY

Designed by Richard J. Neutra and completed in 1935. It was called the bathtub house. The photo above is by Julius Shulman. The photo below is by Burton Burt.

March 12, 2013 /

THE FIRST TIME EDITH HEAD WORKED FOR CECIL B. – EDIBLE DRESSES

March 12, 2013 /

ON SET WITH CECIL B. DEMILLE

“You are here to please me. Nothing else on Earth matters.” Attributed to Cecil B. while addressing a movie crew.

March 10, 2013 /

DAVID NIVEN’S FIRST “REAL” MOVIE ROLE – STARRING CLAUDETTE COLBERT AND GARY COOPER

March 4, 2013 /

Disney Gambles on Box-Office Wizardry of ‘Oz’ – NYTimes.com

March 1, 2013 /

VICKIE LESTER ON A SHORT HIATUS

My angels, this has been a whack-a-do year… And, I am going to take a short break from blogging to confer with the publishers of my… ro·man à clef   /rōˌmän ä ˈklā/ Noun A novel in which real people or events appear with invented names. If I were still young…

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February 28, 2013 /

GRACE KELLY – BY THE POOL – HIGH SOCIETY

February 28, 2013 /

KATHARINE HEPBURN – IN THE POOL – THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

February 28, 2013 /

SWIM, GIRL, SWIM – 1928 – GERTRUDE EDERLE AND BEBE DANIELS

This is Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926. I believe she’s covered in grease as insulation against the cold water… Here she is cleaned up and coaching movie stars… “SWIM, GIRL, SWIM.” Record entries in the trans-Derwent swimming races and interest in the picture,…

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